Courtesy of Janell Banks The first Black Comedy Fest KC, BCFKC, will bring together an array of Black creatives to the historic 18th & Vine District from April 25-28, at three locations: Gem Theater, Black Archives of Mid-America, and Mutual Musicians’ Foundation. The performers are a mix of sketch artists, stand-up comedians, and improv performers, with many hailing from Kansas…
A sign just outside Creekmoor, a golf course subdivision in Raymore, implores drivers to stop a proposed landfill less than a mile away. Officials from the city of Raymore are negotiating with developers of the project to keep it from being built (Allison Kite/Missouri Independent). Kansas City-area communities fighting a proposed landfill are hopeful negotiations with the developers will end…
Art by Cassondra Jones Looking for delicious plans? Whether you want to impress a date, show your fam the best of KC, or just get out of the house, we’ve got you covered… all while supporting (mostly) local. Here is your weekly roundup of the best food and drink offerings around Kansas City. Cheers! Something new Filling Station Coffee: Afternoon…
Courtesy of Post Sex Nachos Formerly of Columbia, and now based out of Nashville, Post Sex Nachos are, per the title of their 2022 album of the same name, your second favorite boy band. Based on the fun and joie de vivre one hears in the music made by this danceable alt-rock five-piece, one can only assume that your number…
La Lom. // Photos by Tyler Fox A slightly chillier than normal Tuesday in early April is not what you might think of as an ideal evening for a sold out show of any variety. One might suppose it even more unlikely if the band was a relatively newer instrumental trio playing Kansas City for the first time with a…
Nightosphere. // photo credit Lindsey Yoneda Kansas City’s Nightosphere had one hell of a 2023, releasing their debut album, Katabasis, in April, as well as opening shows for the likes of instrumental giants Explosions in the Sky and noise-rockers Chat Pile. One year on from that album’s release, the band is looking to take their shoegaze-style post hardcore to the…
Photo by Gabe Otterlope Spoiler alert: Spicy Moon Foods doesn’t specialize in spicy foods. The vegan, gluten-free, and fresh af pop-up keeps things light. Spicy Moon Foods was created in 2020 by Anu Moon, a queer and non-binary artist and chef. My first dish was at a pop-up in West Bottoms and before even eating my pickled mango flatbread with…
Ensalada De Mariscos At La Bodega. // Photo By Lauren Textor All good things must come to an end. This was the theme of my heavenly dinner at La Bodega and it’s the motif of this column, as it’s my last for Dish & Drink KC. I’m sincerely grateful if you’ve read my writing here at The Pitch for the…
Alex Garland’s Civil War. // Courtesy A24 The fact that Alex Garland’s Civil War is a less political film than you might expect is somehow a relief, while also feeling maddeningly irresponsible. It’s a similar reaction to the one that seeped in following Martin McDonagh’s Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a story with fascinating characters and a well-written (if ethically…
Falling in line with recent legislation in other states, the regulations around web access in Kansas present a slippery slope. // Adobe Lawmakers in Kansas recently adopted a new bill requiring online adult platforms to verify the ages of all users who log on to IP addresses from within the state. Presented as a child protection measure, Senate Bill (SB)…
Photo by Katie Currid In many ways, opening Osteria Bianchi was all about a homecoming for Josh and Kelly Bianchi. For one, Kelly is a Kansas City native, so the return here seemed like the right fit for their family after the glitz of Las Vegas. The American Italian restaurant is also a return to some family roots: Josh’s grandmother…
Amy Moore, (right) director of the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, speaks at the National Cannabis Industry Association’s summit on March 28, 2024 in St. Louis. At left is Mitch Meyers, partner at BeLeaf Medical marijuana company. (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). Veterans John and Kara Grady received a Facebook message last week from a man who was, “looking for a female…
Ghost Game. // Courtesy EPIC This is part of our coverage of local horror/sci-fi’s biggest event of the year, Panic Fest 2024. For more from the fest, click here. 2020’s The Stylist was director Jill Gevargizian’s first feature. Unfortunately, because it premiered during the pandemic, it didn’t get the in-person fanfare to match its breakout reputation. Fortunately that’s not the case…
Neko Case. // photo by Nick Spacek If you count The New Pornographers shows, Friday night’s sold out Liberty Hall performance marked, either the eleventh or twelfth time I’ve seen singer-songwriter Neko Case. Suffice it to say, I’m a fan, because while Case is showcasing two new songs on this tour, she hasn’t put out an album since her seventh…
Mac Mo Green During the Second Annual Major Pac Cannabis Expo. // Photo by Emahni Carr During an average business day back in 2009, Mac Mo Green was working at Shawnee Mission Hyundai when he made a decision to redefine his lifestyle. Involved in the music industry at the time as a member of 3Kings Royal Empire, Green and his…
Courtesy Exile PR It’s been a long time since I saw a movie so transgressive that it felt like a crime to be watching it—a genuine sense of danger from sharing a space with a piece of media. That this film would be a Batman parody, a poignant journey of self-discovery, a rejection of the comedy-industrial complex, and edging the…
Photos by Michael Mackie Need a really, really good bottle of wine? Ask Ryan Sciara. Need an inexpensive, but tasty bottle of wine? Again, ask Ryan Sciara. In fact, for all your pertinent vino needs, Ryan Sciara has become the Midwest’s go-to wine expert. For over three decades, the grape guru has been doling out knowledgeable (and hospitable) advice on pairing…
On Thursday, Kansas Reflector saw all its Facebook posts deleted. The platform also blocked users from sharing links to the site. The disruption grew to include two other sites on Friday. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) On Thursday morning, my phone began to flicker with notification after notification from Kansas Reflector readers. Something was going on with our Facebook page, they wrote….
Property. // Courtesy Loco Films This is part of our coverage of local horror/sci-fi’s biggest event of the year, Panic Fest 2024. For more from the fest, click here. What happens when good people are pushed too far? Or when people struggling with past trauma are forced to face a world in which they don’t belong? Writer-director Daniel Bandeira crams both…
Samara Weaving in Azrael. // courtesy of Paramount Pictures Update 9/26/24: Thanks to some moving, shifting, and other assorted Movie Business TM stuff, IFC/Shudder have given Azrael a wide theatrical release, including KC theaters—and obviously an eventual VOD release. Back at Panic Fest 2024 in April, our reviewer Abby Olcese got a chance to see this wild new movie—via Missouri’s…
Ghost Game. This is part of our coverage of local horror/sci-fi’s biggest event of the year, Panic Fest 2024. For more from the fest, click here. On Saturday, April 6, as part of the long-running and award-winning genre festival Panic Fest at Screenland Armour, filmmaker Jill Gevargizian—aka Jill Sixx—will debut her latest feature, Ghost Game. “Participating in an internet challenge…
Sting. // Courtesy Well Go USA Entertainment This is part of our coverage of local horror/sci-fi’s biggest event of the year, Panic Fest 2024. For more from the fest, click here. If you long for the days of charming beastie-centric horror comedies like Arachnophobia, Gremlins or Tremors, consider this your all-points-bulletin: be on the lookout for Kiah Roache-Turner’s Sting. Roache-Turner’s…
In an effort to keep you all abreast of the latest local music that’s not album or music video related, we present the latest installment of our irregular feature, Single Sentence Singles. We take a listen to the latest local singles to hit Soundcloud, Spotify, Bandcamp, et al, and sum them up in one sentence. Simple enough? Here we go….
CBD Kombucha from Tea-Biotics // Photo by Sarah Sipple Fizzy, fruity, and feel-good. That is kombucha in a nutshell–specifically Olathe’s Tea-Biotics kombucha. It is delicately sweeter and less vinegary than others. These are refreshing while other kombuchas are jarring. Some drink the fermented tea for gut microbiome benefits, and others enjoy it as a lower-sugar alternative to soda and juice….
